I’m not a fan of chocolate cake, but I do like this chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.
I like the center pieces.
Benefits of being an adult - getting to take cake for lunch. Husband ate all of his slice, as he loves chocolate cake.
What cake do you like to bake?
The first time I made this cake, I wasn’t a big fan, but husband loved it, so I made it again. I make it with blood oranges from our trees. The second time I made it, I made an alternation to the recipe. After I remove the blood orange slices from the sugar water, I continue to boil the sugar water until the cake is ready to have it poured over( at least an additional 45 minutes). Made a HUGE difference. Now I like the cake!!
blood orange slices drying, after being boiled in sugar water
need zest and juice from oranges
Cake out of oven.
With new, improved glaze made from boiling the sugar water down!
I used to make a really good yellow cake that was eccentric because it used all-purpose instead of cake flour, but I can’t find the recipe. It might have been in an earlier edition of JoC.
I like your style!
I just bookmarked this, it looks perfect for my brother’s birthday!
I LOLed when I saw you had carefully removed the center slice @Xochitl! I like the center, too.
pineapple upside down cake!
Baker’s rights! 
My dad’s favorite! Gotta make it again!
My favorite too! I can’t have it right now. But so good. I perfected it with crushed and pineapple slices.
You use a combo at the bottom?
No. at the top, but that’s not a bad idea.
Do you crush the pineapple in a blender or food processor?
Now that looks beautiful and delicious.
It does, doesn’t it? My patience level would never allow for this 
Thank you! I have enough oranges to make one last time this season!
That brown butter frosting - drool!!!
I made the cake again, yesterday. I didn’t realize I was out of milk so I used buttermilk instead and it was still quite good, though perhaps a tad less sweet (and not an overly sweet cake to start with). Also, this time I did try to to arrange the slices to make a prettier cake. In general, I am horrible at things like frosting or making cakes look good, but this turned out well, if I do say so myself.
pre-glaze
post glaze
breakfast
my frosting jobs - hideous
